Aug 28, 2012

We love Filipino Adobo Chicken in my home, I make it at least once a month because it's just so darn easy to make and everyone loves it.

Adobo pork is also commonly made the same way, so I decided to test it out in the crock pot with a lean pork loin which is not so exactly the traditional method, but I love making pork in my slow cooker, so why not!

I left the pork whole rather than cutting it up in small chunks to make more of a Filipino pulled pork (and because I'm a bit lazy) but cutting it into small cubes would work out fine as well.

Served it over jasmine rice topped with fresh scallions and with some garden tomatoes on the side and it was a wonderful, simple meal. Enjoy!

One of my Filipina coworkers was eating something similar at work yesterday and I was super jealous of how awesome it smelled. I'm definitely making this tomorrow! Thanks for all your super easy crockpot meals. They're lifesavers for people who work long shifts.

I'm not Gina, but no, I wouldn't. When my dad originally gave me the recipe for pork adobo, he forgot to specify which vinegar, so I used what I had on hand. It was terrible and didn't taste right. If you've never had it before, you might not know the difference, but you also might not like the results and not try it again with the proper vinegar. This dish is comfort food for me and I really can't promote it enough!

I'm Filipino, and you most certainly can substitute with another vinegar. Issues with flavor have to do with the ratio of vinegar-soy sauce-water. My mom uses balsamic, my sister uses white, and I use whatever is on hand. It doesn't matter! Apple cider may have been chosen for it's health benefits in this case.

I made this today and my born and raised Filipino husband and picky 11 year old son both went back for a big plate of seconds! A win, I would say! Thanks for another go to recipe...make this again soon!

I made this tonight, and it was a hit with my family. I absolutely love your site. It's so helpful to have all the points for WW done. The only work necessary is making your dish. This dish was hardly any labor at all. LOVED IT!!!

Is turning the pork over halfway through cooking nessesary? I'm really excited to make this, but the best part about the crock pot is that I set it up in the morning and dinner is ready for me at night when I get home! I won't be around halfway though the day to turn it.

I made this last night and it was a disaster! It was way too salty. I did it to a T on the directions (omitting the spicy pepper). We had to toss the whole thing and get pizza. What did I do wrong?! My pork roast was a bit smaller than what was called for, but I doubt it would mess it up that much. Anyway, suggestions?

Where did you get your pork loin? Some stores' meat is hit with a dose of high sodium preservative. It is actually injected into the meat. If you see a loin in plastic and there is liquid in it, you can be pretty sure it will has this stuff 'preserving' it. If you want to try again, get the loin from a butcher. If it was not preserved, maybe the soy sauce was not low sodium

I have been doing Weight Watchers since Feb. and have lost 40 lbs. Your recipes are the best. This pork recipe is awesome and my husband, who is the pickiest eater, loves it. Thanks for sharing your tasty & healthy recipes!

I just got my first ever Crock Pot a few weeks ago. They were never popular in Ireland where I grew up, but I moved to Canada 6 years ago and it seemed like everyone had one. I've been following your site for years, and it really helped me loose weight while on weight watchers, as I love food too much to give up taste. I am so excited to start making all your Crock Pot recipes this winter as we've just moved to Montréal from Vancouver (brrrr!). My husband and I had this for dinner last night and holy crap it was such a hit! I'm not much of a red meat eater, but I think that might change...thank you ;)

I just made this receipe and it came out Amazing!!!!!! I finally got my head out of the taco & burger and tried something new. I had regular vinegar used corriander since I didnt have pepper corns and regular soy sauce and it came out PERFECT! I also made Jasmine rice for the 1st time & Im sticking to it, delicious. This will be frequent meal! Thanks Gina, Im addicted to this website.

It's in the crockpot now and smells wonderful. I can't wait to try it. I used 2 center loins on sale and it's a new way to make pulled pork. I've made it with BBQ sauce and apple cider vinegar before - can't wait to try this version.

I'm not normally a pork fan but I've been trying it lately to see if my taste buds have changed as I've gotten older. And boy have they!! I was a little skeptical at first with the ingredients but boy was I wrong. This is melt in your mouth fabulous

We had this for dinner tonight with brown rice and it was SO good! My husband ate a lot of Filipino food growing up and he loved this recipe. It was a little salty for me so next time I may do just 1/4 cup soy sauce and 1/4 cup vinegar and add some broth or water if it needs more moisture. Also, I didn't have any jalapenos so I used half of a can of rotel and it was great!

I'm Filipina--I will definitely try this recipe...although I'm debating on using white vinegar or the apple cider vinegar. (I usually use white vinegar, but I'm willing to try something different. Thanks for posting this!

Hi, I love your recipes! I want to try this one - but all I have is a pork tenderloin and a pork top loin. I saw your comment about the tenderloin - do you think the top loin would work best? Or is there even a difference? I'm not so good w/meat cuts.

@anonymous - I followed this recipe and used pork loin top(that was all I had) - it worked fine for me. But I doubled the soy sauce/cider vinegar/water just so there's always a good amount of liquid in the crockpot (was worried since the pork would dry out). Definitely a keeper. Next time, might try browning the pork before throwing it into the crockpot. My husband loves packing this for lunch with rice and a side of green beans!

Not good. No real flavor, just kind of salty, but not in a good way. Have loved so many other recipes from this site, so this was very disappointing. Bummed I wasted a perfectly good pork loin. We have many Filipino friends and this didn't taste like any of the food we eat with them. Threw away all that was left. :-(